April 14, 1971 (8 pages)

8 The Nevada County Nugget, Wednesday, April 14, 1971 County to check Spenceville road status County counsel's. office will investigate the status of Spenceville road which could provide direct access to and from Beale Air Force Base, its 6,000 personnel and $50 million annual payroll, Supervisors this week suggested the study after Chairman Dean Lawrence called attention to a picture in The Union of March.31 which showed the gate on the Spenceville Road padlocked. The Union's story said that 18 months ago three county staffers claimed the Spenceville road was “opened" by a superior court ruling. The pictures and artiAG 1/2-mile section of State Highway 20 east of Nevada City has been officially designated as a portion of state scenic highway following a request by the Nevada County Board of Supervisors. The section of highway lies within Tahoe National Forest at an elevation of about 5,000 feet, Rt extends east from. Skillman Flat: Campercena, -past the cle posed the question whether the road is physically open to the public. Supervisors appeared uncertain as to the status of the road, There were conflicting ideas expressed but no supervisor appeared certain of action pertaining to opening the road. The board in the past year has been in the process of acquiring rights of way to open Perimeter road in the southern portion of the county. This road leads to the Camp.Far West reservoir and a junction with Placer and Yuba county roads, One supervisor believed that the board has not issued an Alpha-Omega vista point to. Lowell Hill Road. Within a few weeks it will be marked with colorful orange and blue signs picturing the California poppy. Highway 20 in Nevada county is in Supervisorial Districts 1 and 2. Mrs, Dean Lawrence, chairman of the Board of Supervisors represents District 2 and Ralph Buchanan, vice chairman of the Board of Supervisors, represents District 1. The new scenic highway section is order to physically open spenceville road. Another said that the superior court ruling applied to only a portion of the road. Bishop said he was not certain which gates were pictured in relationship to Spenceville road, and suggested the next step in determination of the status rests with the board. Spenceville is a public service road, Supervisor Larry Filer said. He asked the procedure to take it into the county road system, Bishop thought he recalled that the court ruled that the road came from a common Buchanan's district. Most of Route 20 follows the old Bear Valley emigrant road along Washington Ridge. It is flanked on both sides by varieties ofpine trees which arch over the roadway in many locations, The scenic highway designation will protect the. natural beauty of the route corridor Land use adjacent to it and outors, be carefully regulated. source, and that only a portion of the road was opened by the court order. Mrs, Lawrence expressed a similar beAsst. County Counsel Brian lief. Supervisor Bob Long suggested that the board ask county counsel to investigate the sitGiant Weekend plans The annual Giant weekend planning is underway by members of the Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. Two weekend awards _given away each year entitling the holder to two nights at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel, two Section of Route 20 made scenic highway "I am pleased that the Nevada County Board of Supervisors has taken this initiative in putting a section of Route 20 into the state system of scenic highways," said District Engineer W. L, Warren of the State Division of Highways. "It is a vital link in network of roads in (evada county and the supervisby their action, assure uation and report to the board, Bishop volunteered to do so. Bishop said this would require formal condemnation proceedings. He said county counsel has ruled that Spenceville i public but not a county tickets for the Giants San Diegoafternoon baseball game, dinner at Trader Vic's and money for transportation, meals and ee on the weekend of June 9-20.The winners names will be announced on May 18 during the auxiliary luncheon meeting to be held at Alta Sierra Country Club. The proceeds from this event and other fund raising events . of the pink ladies go to the hospital building fund. The auxiliary has pledged $10,000 to the expansion fund and $3,000 for special equipment for the new wing. In the past the pink ladies have donated funds for the solarium and many pieces of special equipment for. patient use and comfort. : START MY NUGGET 1 YEAR *3” RESERVE MY FREE SCRAPBOOK BINDER AND SUBSCRIPTION 1 ~ DON'T MISS A SINGLE ISSUE! OF THE REPRINT— “NORTHERN MINES” by Edmund Kinyon VETERAN NEWSPAPER EDITOR and GOLD RUSH HISTORIAN SUBSCRIBE NOW! us 2 YEARS $5” and start your . 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8 The Nevada County Nugget, Wednesday, April 14, 1971 County to check Spenceville road status County counsel's. office will investigate the status of Spenceville road which could provide direct access to and from Beale Air Force Base, its 6,000 personnel and $50 million annual payroll, Supervisors this week suggested the study after Chairman Dean Lawrence called attention to a picture in The Union of March.31 which showed the gate on the Spenceville Road padlocked. The Union's story said that 18 months ago three county staffers claimed the Spenceville road was “opened" by a superior court ruling. The pictures and artiAG 1/2-mile section of State Highway 20 east of Nevada City has been officially designated as a portion of state scenic highway following a request by the Nevada County Board of Supervisors. The section of highway lies within Tahoe National Forest at an elevation of about 5,000 feet, Rt extends east from. Skillman Flat: Campercena, -past the cle posed the question whether the road is physically open to the public. Supervisors appeared uncertain as to the status of the road, There were conflicting ideas expressed but no supervisor appeared certain of action pertaining to opening the road. The board in the past year has been in the process of acquiring rights of way to open Perimeter road in the southern portion of the county. This road leads to the Camp.Far West reservoir and a junction with Placer and Yuba county roads, One supervisor believed that the board has not issued an Alpha-Omega vista point to. Lowell Hill Road. Within a few weeks it will be marked with colorful orange and blue signs picturing the California poppy. Highway 20 in Nevada county is in Supervisorial Districts 1 and 2. Mrs, Dean Lawrence, chairman of the Board of Supervisors represents District 2 and Ralph Buchanan, vice chairman of the Board of Supervisors, represents District 1. The new scenic highway section is order to physically open spenceville road. Another said that the superior court ruling applied to only a portion of the road. Bishop said he was not certain which gates were pictured in relationship to Spenceville road, and suggested the next step in determination of the status rests with the board. Spenceville is a public service road, Supervisor Larry Filer said. He asked the procedure to take it into the county road system, Bishop thought he recalled that the court ruled that the road came from a common Buchanan's district. Most of Route 20 follows the old Bear Valley emigrant road along Washington Ridge. It is flanked on both sides by varieties ofpine trees which arch over

the roadway in many locations, The scenic highway designation will protect the. natural beauty of the route corridor Land use adjacent to it and outors, be carefully regulated. source, and that only a portion of the road was opened by the court order. Mrs, Lawrence expressed a similar beAsst. County Counsel Brian lief. Supervisor Bob Long suggested that the board ask county counsel to investigate the sitGiant Weekend plans The annual Giant weekend planning is underway by members of the Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. Two weekend awards _given away each year entitling the holder to two nights at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel, two Section of Route 20 made scenic highway "I am pleased that the Nevada County Board of Supervisors has taken this initiative in putting a section of Route 20 into the state system of scenic highways," said District Engineer W. L, Warren of the State Division of Highways. "It is a vital link in network of roads in (evada county and the supervisby their action, assure uation and report to the board, Bishop volunteered to do so. Bishop said this would require formal condemnation proceedings. He said county counsel has ruled that Spenceville i public but not a county tickets for the Giants San Diegoafternoon baseball game, dinner at Trader Vic's and money for transportation, meals and ee on the weekend of June 9-20.The winners names will be announced on May 18 during the auxiliary luncheon meeting to be held at Alta Sierra Country Club. The proceeds from this event and other fund raising events . of the pink ladies go to the hospital building fund. The auxiliary has pledged $10,000 to the expansion fund and $3,000 for special equipment for the new wing. In the past the pink ladies have donated funds for the solarium and many pieces of special equipment for. patient use and comfort. : START MY NUGGET 1 YEAR *3” RESERVE MY FREE SCRAPBOOK BINDER AND SUBSCRIPTION 1 ~ DON'T MISS A SINGLE ISSUE! OF THE REPRINT— “NORTHERN MINES” by Edmund Kinyon VETERAN NEWSPAPER EDITOR and GOLD RUSH HISTORIAN SUBSCRIBE NOW! us 2 YEARS $5” and start your . TORIC SCRAPBOOK 3 YEARS 57” BRIAR See pe ee es ADDRESS . ee eeeeoeeeeeeeeee ee ee ee eee 8e 8 eoeeeee-THE NUGGET, P.O. Box 572, Nevada City, Calif. 95959 with each new subscriptionk NUGGET HISTORICAL SCRAPBOOK HARD PRESSBOARD BINDER to preserve the historical centerfold in each issue of THE NEVADA COUNTY NUGGET. .